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Funny, I'm East Indian, I've spent 3 years in America (Michigan) and the rest of my life in Canada, I don't think I've ever in my life had someone say "go back
by vivekd 7y ago
Funny, I'm East Indian, I've spent 3 years in America (Michigan) and the rest of my life in Canada, I don't think I've ever in my life had someone say "go back to India." This is not to say that I've never experienced racism, just never anything like "go home" or "go back to your country."
I don't know if anyone else from an immigrant background can comment on their personal experiences. Have you had it happen to you?
- inflatableDodo 7y agoEnglish, grew up in Scotland. I've been told to fuck off back to England more times than I care to recall and been referred to as a 'White Settler' a few times, an irony laden insult popular enough with some people on the west coast and some of the border areas, that it made the title of a Scottish horror film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883352/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883352/
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- oyebenny 7y agolol You have it good, bud. It happens a lot in GA.
- dirtyid 7y agoSeems like there's been recent resurgences in overt racism. I've heard second hand experiences of Indian and Chinese being told to go back to their countries in the last couple years in Canada. These folks have been in GTA for 40 years and never experienced anything like it.
- r00fus 7y agoI've had it happen to me... from a former friend, no less - though online. Racism is embedded deep within many folks here. However, one of my close relatives (who's Chinese but started his career in France) got that a lot in France, a few years ago, too. The sentiment is latent, lurking and waiting for the right circumstances or personality to bring it out.